Invitations have been sent to individuals and groups to perform on the 37th annual telethon benefiting the American Cancer Society April 9 and 10 at Penn's Peak.

Not all of those invitations will be accepted, so additional performers will be needed. Those invited have until March 8 to respond. After that date, additional individuals and groups will be contacted.Those interested in performing on this year's telethon should contact George Taylor at

gtay200@verizon.net or 570-668-4451 immediately.All performers are asked to do some fundraising before the air date, usually by way of collecting pledges. Pledge forms are available for download at

www.cancertelethon.org/schedule.